Alamogordo man arrested on drug charges

Otero County Narcotics Enforcement Unit agents arrested a 28-year-old Alamogordo man with three ounces of cocaine on Nov. 2, Sheriff Benny House said.

House said Pablo Barraza is charged with one count of second-degree felony trafficking cocaine by possession with intent to distribute and special penalty misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia.

Barraza is jailed at the Otero County Detention Center on a $21,000, no-10 percent bond pending his appearance in court.

House said OCNEU agents and OCSO deputies obtained a search warrant for Barraza's Alamogordo residence, 1111 Spruce Ave., on Nov. 2. He said agents and deputies executed the search warrant on Barraza's residence then found three ounces of cocaine.Contact Duane Barbati at dbarbati@alamogordonews.com or on Twitter @DuaneBarbati